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Set of 3 Kansas Land Company Stock Certificates, 1880s

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Set of 3 Kansas Land Company Stock Certificates, 1880s
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1) Burdett Town Company, State of Kansas, cert. #9, issued for 21 shares at Topeka in 1886. Burdett is located in Pawnee County. Red pen cancelled with some browning. 2) The East Akron Town Company, State of Kansas, cert. #2, issued for 124 ½ shares at Topeka in 1887. Located in Cowley County. Red pen cancelled. Browning and small hole through president’s signature. 3) Topeka Land & Development Company, cert. #398, issued in 1887 for 50 shares to Brown, Riley & Co. The shares of the company were to be held in a trust and recorded in Shawnee County, Kansas. Uncancelled. Millions of acres of land in Kansas was given in federal government land grants to railroad companies to encourage railroad expansion. The railroad companies in turn sold much of this land to private individuals (Kansas Historical Society). Neat group.City: TopekaCounty: State: KSDate: